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M1.3 Earthquake near Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Occitanie (France)

UTC time: 2026-01-08 02:00:52 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M1.3
Depth
5.0 km
Source
RESIF

Occitanie · Bagnères-de-Bigorre

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.3 earthquake was recorded near Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Occitanie (France) on January 8, 2026 at 02:00 UTC. With a focal depth of about 5 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 15 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.3.

Details

ID
5290d25ae0961dce0ea51598472cac042fbed973
Magnitude
M1.3
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2026-01-08 02:00:52 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
State
Occitanie
City
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
County
Hautes-Pyrénées
Village
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Source
resif
Coordinates
42.95588, 0.16322
Temperature
2.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5 km
Shallow
5 km
5 km — close to the regional average (6.1 km)
Regional average: 6.1 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

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Airports

  • Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées AirportFrance · LDE · LFBT
    28.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-07

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Occitanie

Context for this earthquake

07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 115 Catalogue entries

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